Speak up for yourself, dear designer

Let’s face it. A lot of disciples of design such as UX, UI or interaction design are still in their infancy nowadays. Us, designers, have to do a lot of teaching work – teaching our clients, our co-workers or our bosses. The problem is we’re fighting an up-hill battle because we don’t always come from a place of authority. Unfortunately designers in many companies are not on the higher levels of the food chain. This forces us to sometimes swim against the current if we want to uphold good design practices and deliver quality products.

In such cases designers need to walk a fine line between assertiveness and defiance. In the following video you’ll get a few good tips which you can apply when trying to strike the right balance between the two. Enjoy.